Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-11-25
CLIPPINGS.

A corps of civil engineers Is on
the way FROM Quincy to Queen
City, going over the line that was
surveyed some years ago. They
stated to young man living near
here who saw them, that Edna,
Wilmathville, and Queen City
were to be points on the new line,
but beyond this point their course
is not setteled. We shall probably
hear from them more definitely In
a few ays.--Queen City Tran
script.
Reports from all the canneries
in the west show that they have
been very successful and in most
cases have netted handsome divi-
dens to the stock holders. Farm
ers living near them have added
from $500 to 5000 to their annual
income from other sources, from
the sale of vegetable. Be it re-
membered that Edgar has taken
the necessary steps.-Edgar
Neb. } Times.
We are informed that the editor
of the Democrat has instituted
suit against quite a number OF
gentleman composing the investi-
eating committee for damages
resulting from the boycotting
resolutions published by the COM
mittee last week. We understand
the attorney conducting Brother
Frost's case say they are very
sanguine Of making a very strong
case against the committee
Edna Sentinel.
By the act of 1883, page 81, il
is made unlawful for any one to
stack hay, grain or straw within
one hundred yards of the
right of way. Our attention
has been called to this
by one Of our attorneys. He
WAS requested to bring suit
against the railroad company fo1
damages growing out of the burn
ing of hay, etc, but upon examin-
alton it was found that the farmer
had stacked his stuff within the
prescribed limit and consequently,
he could not recover.-Edina
Sentinel.
Mute Welch, son of W. Welch,
living two miles south of this city,
met with a severe and painful
accident, on last Sunday, the 18th
inst. Young Welch and other
boys were playing with powder in
an empty can. A coal Of fire was
thrown in. AS there was nc
immediate explosion, he went up
to see if the fire was out. At the
same instant a flash of the powder
enveloped his face and head,
burning him very severely about
the eyes, mouth and neck. His
injuries are very painful but not
serious.-Queen City Transcript.
In til e North part of this county
the farmers are threshing their
corn by running it through an
ordinary threshing machine.
Bezekiah Shawley informs ms that
the shock corn is hauled to the
machine and there run through
the same as oats or wheat, except
that the concave is lowered to
permit the cobs and large stocks
to pass without danger of break
ing teeth. Mr.. Shawley says
that the fodder comes out crushed
fine and is thus fitted for stock
much better than if unthreshed.
| When fodder is fed in the ordin-
ary form there is great waste of
material &C., but when threshed
well the stock eat all of it. In
years of scarcity of hay like this,
there is great deal gained by
thus increasing the amount of
roughness for stock. He says
that the corn comes out shelled
and cleaned and in the very finest
state. All the fodder, ends of
cobs, bran, and light chaffy grains
going out with the fodder, leaving
pure, clean, bright corn. 1t is
cheaper than to shell the corn in a
shelter, besides the saving 10
increase of good fodder. Let the
farmers think Of this.-Memphis